It’s spring and even though things seem almost out-of-control busy, I am going to sign up for a course. I have not decided what the topic will be but I am going to do it.

I am doing it for three reasons.

One of my new year’s resolutions was to learn more.

Fitting something in to my schedule will force me to use my time better.

I will meet new people.

Pretty powerful stuff right?

There are so many options for learning. I can go to my local YMCA or community college. I can talk with friends and colleagues. I can also check out LinkedIn Learning. The site offers a ton of different choices. You don’t have to take a course on the site; you can just use it for ideas and then find the material delivered in person in your community.

I have not decided if I will learn something for my business life or my personal life. In the end, I don’t think it will matter. The act of doing something new will impact both parts of my routine.

Say I learn to make a soufflé. I will invite friends over and they will be really impressed with my new culinary skills. I will come to work the next day with a new found confidence and generally feeling pretty good about myself. That will make me more effective in my job.

But if I learn how to ask better interview questions, that will be good too. I will be able to put forward better quality candidates and my clients will be happier. I will go home feeling positive and that will make dinner with my family more fun.

So, it doesn’t really matter what I decide to learn. The important thing is to sign up and see it through. What will you learn this spring?